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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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